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I did it! I finished my first bed sized quilt!

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Old 05-05-2018, 10:10 PM
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Default I did it! I finished my first bed sized quilt!

I used my embroidery machine to make the blocks then did the joining, sashing, etc. I sent it out to be quilted as I just don't have that skill set yet.
Boy does it feel good to have it finished! I started it in December for my son. I have three more sons so am hoping to make them all quilts this year. I think if I keep it simple I will be able to do it. I'm feeling more confident. This is the first (successful) time I've done binding. I still need to go over it with a zig zag... I watched several video's on how to do binding on a machine rather than sewing the final step by hand and tried that. It worked OK but doesn't look as good as hand binding and the edge isn't secured so I don't think I'll do it this way again. Boy is it hard to sew on something this big.... I can't even imagine how hard a king size quilt is going to be to maneuver.

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Old 05-05-2018, 10:25 PM
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Bravo!!!

Wow! I love it, your work is beautiful.
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:30 AM
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Nice choices for a son's quilt! It's lovely. To me, it looks "celestial". Thumbs up!
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Old 05-06-2018, 02:45 AM
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nicely done
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Congrats! Looks great!
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Congratulations! Looks beautiful and a job well done.
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Old 05-06-2018, 03:46 AM
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Great job. The block remind me of a Spirograph. I loved that toy back in the day
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Congrats on your finish! I love the design and it looks great with the black background fabric. What threads did you use?

Your quilt is sure to bring an extra hug...or two... from your son.
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Very pretty...congratulations!
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Oh how pretty!
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